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President Bush says Democrats in Congress are blocking his energy proposals, and thus share blame for high gasoline prices. In his weekly radio address, Bush told Congress to lift its long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. (June 21) Other Media You Might Like
| Bush Looks Offshore To Fix High Oil
Prices With gasoline topping $4 a gallon,
President Bush urged Congress on
Wednesday to lift its longstanding
ban on offshore oil and gas
drilling, saying that the United
States needs to increase its energy
production. (June 18) Tags: News oil drilling
By: APnews | 
| Mccain: Choice Of Right Change, And
Wrong Change Presumptive Republican nominee for
president, John McCain spoke to
supporters in Kenner, Louisiana
Tuesday night; where he
congratulated both Senators Clinton
and Obama, but also said the
election posed clear choices in the
fall. (June 3) Tags: News mccain
By: APnews | 
| Play Of The Day: Clinton's Bowling
Ringer While campaigning in Portland,
Democratic Presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton joked that Oregon
Governor Ted Kulongoski would be
her "ringer" to go up against rival
Senator Barack Obama in a bowling
contest. (April 5) Tags: News clinton bowling
By: APnews | 
| Federal Reserve Leaves Key Rate
Unchanged The Federal Reserve has decided to
leave a key interest rate
unchanged, bringing an end to a
string of consecutive rate cuts
aimed at keeping the country out of
a deep recession. (June 25) Tags: News Fed interest Rates
By: APnews | 
| Obama Hits Back At Mccain On
Foreign Policy Barack Obama and John McCain are
sparing over foreign policy. Obama
says he would have the courage to
meet with U.S. enemies, while
McCain says that plan shows Obama's
inexperience. (May 19) Tags: News Obama
By: APnews | 
| Street Team '08: Mccain Town Hall
Meetings Republican presidential candidate
John McCain returned to New
Hampshire to court those famously
independent voters. Produced by
Lauren Sausser of New Hampshire for
MTV's Choose or Lose Street Team
'08 at chooseorlose.com. (July 24) Tags: News choose lose
By: APnews | 
| N.c. Governor Endorses Clinton North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley is
endorsing Sen. Hillary Clinton for
president. North Carolina holds its
primary May 6, along with Indiana.
(April 29) Tags: News Clinton Easley
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| Pres. Bush Throws First Pitch At
Nationals Game To a mix of cheers and jeers,
President Bush opened baseball's
newest stadium, Nationals Park,
Sunday night with a ceremonial
first pitch. It was the second
time Bush had performed the honor
in Washington. (March 30) Tags: News Bush baseball
By: APnews | 
| Mccain Says U.s. Must Achieve
Energy Security Republican John McCain says the
U.S. must end its dependency on
foreign oil. He plans to outline
specific measures in the next two
weeks. (June 17) Tags: News McCain
By: APnews | 
| Ap Campaign Minute Here's the latest news from the
campaign trail for Thursday, March
27: Obama, Clinton speak on
economy; McCain campaigns with
former rival, Romney; Indiana woman
wins dinner with Obama. Tags: News Campaign Minute
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NBC's Tim Russert Dies at 58
Friday, June 13, 2008 at 04:45 PM | Read MoreAP is reporting that influential Tim Russert, died suddenly Friday in the midst of a presidential campaign he'd covered with trademark intensity. Praise poured in from the biggest names in politics, some recalling their own meltdown moments on his hot seat.
Russert, 58, was a political operative before he was a journalist. He joined NBC a quarter century ago and ended up as the longest-tenured host of the Sunday talk show "Meet the Press."
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Obama claims nomination; is Clinton seeking VP spot?
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 at 09:34 PM | Read MoreCheered by a roaring crowd, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat. Clinton praised Obama warmly in an appearance before supporters in New York, although she neither acknowledged his victory in their grueling marathon nor offered a concession of any sort.
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Clinton wins Kentucky Democratic Party
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 04:23 PM | Read MoreHillary Rodham Clinton won the Kentucky primary Tuesday, a victory of scant political value in a Democratic presidential race moving inexorably in Barack Obama's direction. The two rivals also collided in Oregon's unique vote-by-mail contest, and Obama predicted he would finish the night with a majority of all delegates at stake in the 56 primaries and caucuses on the campaign calendar.
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Clinton Wins Large in West Virginia
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 05:20 PM | Read MoreHillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large, but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of his worst defeats of the campaign but scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination. The Associated Press made its call based on surveys of voters as they left the polls.
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Clinton Fights On... Superdelegate Time
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 06:31 PM | Read MoreDespite an overwhelming defeat in North Carolina and a narrow victory in Indiana, Sen. Hillary Clinton vowed to stay in the race until her party has a nominee.The focus of the Democratic race now turns to the superdelegates, because they outnumber the remaining pledged delegates.
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